House Committee Puts CDC Director in the Spotlight Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, was asked about viral outbreak in China and agency's internal workings Nov 30, 2023
Disgraced Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini Sees New Wave of Media Attention A podcast, Netflix series, and TV adaptation examine regenerative medicine doctor's wrongdoings Nov 30, 2023
Clinician Says Her Voice Was Cloned by AI for Social Media Ad "It's going to be a huge problem," says podiatrist Dana Brems Nov 30, 2023
Patient Who Fell Off Operating Table Sues; Doc's Murder Trial; Hopkins Wants Retrial A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 30, 2023
Henry Kissinger Dies; Humana, Cigna in Merger Talks; Male Surgeons More Pricey? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区 staff Nov 30, 2023
FDA Warns That Philips' CPAP Machines May Overheat Thermal issues including burns, smoke, fire among reports submitted by DreamStation 2 users Nov 29, 2023
CDC Advisors' Infection Control Guidance Leaves Us Unprotected The guidelines will lead to unnecessary infections and deaths if approved Nov 29, 2023
Rabid Kitten Threat; Religious Groups Quash Abortion Exemptions; Redefining Death This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 29, 2023
Pelosi vs Trump on ACA; Life Expectancy Rises; Legal Definition of Death Questioned Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区 staff Nov 29, 2023
Mailing HPV Self-Sampling Kits to Patients Boosted Cervical Cancer Screening The strategy was effective for patients who were due or overdue for screening Nov 28, 2023
Ask Your Patients: 'Have You Gotten Your Annual COVID Shot?' Primary care providers should broach this topic with all patients Nov 28, 2023
Handguns From Home Account for Most Adolescent School Shootings Study of school shootings up to 2016 finds high-powered guns less commonly used by youths Nov 27, 2023
Is the New Mpox 'Outbreak' Deadlier? Three factors could explain the higher case fatality rate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Nov 27, 2023
How Young Is Too Young for Botox? With greater exposure on social media, more youths are trying cosmetic treatments Nov 27, 2023
Male vs Female Surgeons; China Beefs Up Fever Clinics; C. Diff Survives Disinfecting Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区 staff Nov 27, 2023
We Need ICD Codes for Climate-Linked Health Outcomes Improved medical coding can help quantify health consequences of climate change Nov 25, 2023
Epinephrine Was First an Asthma Treatment This mainstay of treatment for severe allergic reactions was once a drug without a disease Nov 24, 2023
China Reports No 'Unusual' Pathogens Driving Pneumonia Cluster in Kids Chinese health officials say the rise in respiratory illness is part of a continued surge Nov 24, 2023
Serious Syphilitic Uveitis Cases Almost Tripled Over 10-Year Period Increase comes amid a shortage of gold-standard treatment Nov 22, 2023
Plastic Surgeon Jailed for Patient Death; Oncologist Sues NYU; NP Sex Abuse Charges A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 22, 2023
What's Going on at Mission Health? Physicians pen letters, narrowly vote against bylaws that would have silenced them Nov 22, 2023
Devastating Medication Error; FDA's Recall Weakness; Insurers Break State Laws This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 22, 2023
Outcry Grows Over Pennsylvania Child Abuse Pediatrics Program Debra Esernio-Jenssen, MD, has been reassigned as parents weigh legal action Nov 22, 2023
A Medical Student, a Dying JFK, and 鈥楧estiny鈥�: What a Young Doctor Saw 60 Years Ago A look back at a conversation with one of the last surviving witnesses from Trauma Room One Nov 22, 2023
Doctors, Scientists Boycott Journal for Publishing 'Sadistic' Animal Research More than 1,100 experts signed a letter to boycott nutrition journal and its publisher Nov 21, 2023
When Pharmacists Are Stretched Thin, Safety Concerns Rise, Activist Says "If I'm not counseling patients on new prescriptions, an easy medication error can happen" Nov 21, 2023 video
How to Not Kill Grandma This Thanksgiving and Holiday Season What protective measures can we take in 2023? Nov 21, 2023
Trump in 'Excellent' Health; Violence Pandemic in Healthcare; New Listeria Outbreak Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区 staff Nov 21, 2023
Why It's So Tough to Reduce Unnecessary Medical Care Huge amounts are spent, but it does little to help patients Nov 19, 2023
Live Shingles Vaccine and Waning Immunity; Semaglutide and CV Events Also in TTHealthWatch: sodium and blood pressure; aspirin and LVADs Nov 18, 2023 podcast
APHA Urges Biden to Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Israel-Hamas Conflict "This is not a fringe view for public health globally," says one advocate Nov 17, 2023
What to Know About Lead Toxicity and Kids' Applesauce Hospitalization for acute lead toxicity can start at 45 mcg/dL Nov 16, 2023
Are Selfie-Related Deaths a Public Health Issue? Experts say these deaths are increasing, and are highly preventable Nov 16, 2023
Nurse Fatally Stabbed; Doctor Sues Mayo; Maya Kowalski's Criminal Complaint A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 16, 2023
Health Officer May Get $4M to Step Down But outcome of months-long saga between county officials and health officer remains uncertain Nov 15, 2023
COVID Aid Grifters Waste Billions; Inside Cohen's CDC; Forged Neuro Data? This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 15, 2023
COVID Rebound May Occur in 20% of Paxlovid Users New data could also give insight on how to manage it Nov 15, 2023 video
AMA Delegates Spar Over Requirements for On-Site Emergency Physicians in Every ED Some want model scope-of-practice legislation, but access concerns persist Nov 15, 2023
Anthrax Guidance Issued; FDA Warns Amazon; AI Deepfakes Challenge Public Health Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区 staff Nov 15, 2023
Tackling Climate Change Starts With a Focus on Health, Lancet Report Says Heat-related deaths, extreme weather, increased disease spread are already a problem Nov 14, 2023
